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7 out of 10
30 minutes
At the school
2
One-on-one
Open file
"What would you do about the 9/11 attacks? (I was asked this by an interviewer and also by a patient at the V.A. hospital who insisted we should just bomb Afghanistan off the face of the planet)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Tell me about your research experience (I have a master's degree, so I got this a lot at interviews)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"Democrat or Republican? Why? Leader or follower? Pro-life or pro-choice? Feminist or not? This led to discussions on all kinds of touchy subjects like affirmative action and women's rights. " Report Response | I was asked this question too
"One interviewer would give me two choices and ask me to pick one, such as "democrat or republican," "leader or follower," then he would sometimes ask me to explain why." Report Response | I was asked this question too
"If you were the president, what would you do about the Sept. 11 attacks (my interview was on Sept. 26)" Report Response | I was asked this question too
"I have a book about applying to medical school and I read the section in it about the interview process and potential questions. I also take a beta-blocker for a heart murmer, so I took an extra one before the interviews to calm my nerves." Report Response
"the use of technology, such as connections for laptops at every seat in the lecture hall (all students are required to purchase a laptop at this school) and wireless internet connections for the laptops." Report Response
"the campus was relatively small compared to other schools I visited" Report Response
"I wish I had practiced my interview skills better beforehand, because this was my first interview. " Report Response
"This interview was for early decision. I didn't get in as an early decision student, and I'm glad now, because I discovered later that I liked another school better, so that is where I'm going. Overall the interview experience was good, but since it was my first set of interviews, I was really too nervous to enjoy it much. Also, at one of my interviews, there was a second interviewer present who was training to interview students in the spring." Report Response
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